So where were you on this day, 08/09 in the year 1988 when Wayne Gretzky was traded. Sorta like with Kennedy and Elvis, you pretty much remember where were you on this day in '88. And in my case it was like I was sitting right next to the fire because the familyand I were in Alberta, CA that day vacationing in the Canadian Rockies. We were driving along the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper and no matter what radio station you tuned in to the only thing you heard was the gnashing of teeth, the disbelief and the despair that Wayne had been traded. The guy was a national treasure in Canada and all of a sudden he was being traded (in his absolute prime) to the LA Kings in the USofA for the (in today's market, paltry) sum of $15 million and some undistinguished players almost no one had ever heard of...at that time or since. 25 years. Has it really been that long now? In hindsight, this trade really helped the sport of hockey in general and the NHL in particular.

So, if you are old enough and a hockey fan back then, where were you that day and how did you feel about this.